Editorial
31 Oct
In 2010, the President Musa Yar’Adua-conceived Vision 20:2020 development plan admitted, rightly, that ‘the current transport infrastructure in the country is inadequate to meet the needs of a 21st century economy.
30 Oct
The necessity of an excellent road network for overall national development is so obvious that it can only be considered unconscionable that any government does not make it a priority. That will be the government undeserving to be so designated. Alas, in this particular respect, Nigeria can be held up as a case study in government dereliction.
29 Oct
The release of Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in Benin Republic after two years of incarceration in the country over his quest for an independent Yoruba State and campaign against killer herdsmen in Nigeria has rightly been hailed across sections of the country.
27 Oct
The death verdict delivered by the Lagos High Court on a dismissed police officer for unlawfully killing a pregnant lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, may not bring back her precious life so brutally terminated; but it should send a strong signal to careless and trigger-happy cops, who treat fellow citizens with contempt, ostensibly because of the gun they wield, that the days of impunity and recklessness are over
26 Oct
The plan by the Ministry of Interior to accelerate the issuance of the Nigerian passport to citizens is laudable only to the extent of it yielding practical results. Similar promises were made by state officials in the past with little to show for it.
25 Oct
Lamentations by the leadership of the country’s judiciary on the increasing volume of cases in the courts, and how these constitute a serious burden on the judicial system, is a development that should worry all well-meaning Nigerians.
24 Oct
Against the background of reports that 500,000 Nigerians are classified as undocumented citizens in South Africa, the scheduled meeting of President Bola Tinubu with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa next month, should be an opportunity for both leaders to discuss, prominently, the plight of Nigerians sojourning in South Africa. By assuming that status unwittingly…
23 Oct
The decision of the Federal Government to distribute basic food items such as rice, garri and beans to very poor Nigerians as a measure of moderating the harsh effects of the downturn in the country’s economy is certainly laced with good intentions...
22 Oct
Horrifying as the war between Israel and Palestine portrays since October 7, 2023 when it renewed, what is perhaps more pathetic to peace loving members of the global community is that there is yet no end in sight to the killings, since the world is heavily polarised about how to resolve the fundamental cause of…
20 Oct
The death on Monday, October 2, 2023 of Nigerian academic and Professor Emeritus of community medicine, Umaru Shehu CON, OFR undoubtedly depleted the bank of eminent academic that ever passed through the nation’s citadel. The late professor Shehu will be missed for his impeccable personality and his remarkable contributions to the development of community medicine…
20 Oct
Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo who died on Saturday, October 7, 2023 was easily one of Nigeria’s foremost corporate lawyers and philanthropists whose legacies will forever remain in memory as one who dedicated his life in service to mankind; a man whose quest was to touch lives positively. In his early beginning as a corporate lawyer, he…
19 Oct
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s stand-up order on some monarchs in Oyo State to show respect for him is an open disparagement of the Yoruba traditional institution and an unfortunate show of disdain for the culture, norms and values of the South West people.